STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1323-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2521
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
2521, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
     CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish disclosure
requirements for purchasing agencies with respect to contracts
for professional services of $250,000 or more.

     This bill requires the contracting agency to:

     (1)  Post on the agency's bulletin board and on the Internet
          within an unspecified number of days:

          (A)  The names of the top five qualifiers;

          (B)  The name of the firm or individual awarded the
               contract;

          (C)  The principal officers of the firm awarded the
               contract; and

          (D)  Any relationship of the principals to the official
               making the award;

          and

 
 
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     (2)  Annually make available on the agency's bulletin board
          and on the Internet a report of all contracts for
          professional services, including the name of the
          contracting agency and the amount and type of each
          contract awarded.

     The Department of Accounting and General Services supported
the intent of the bill, and the American Institute of Architects
offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by limiting the
information to be posted on the agency's bulletin board and on
the Internet to the name of the firm awarded the contract and the
amount of the contract.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2521, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2521, S.D.
1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair